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Magna Carta

Provide basics of limit government monarch was limited.

Petition of rights

Set king limits, forcing signing petition And couldn’t collect taxes

Bill of Rights

Parliament pass, and set limits on monarchs

John Locke Voltaire

All people born free and government was illegal only if people consent

Written constitution

Sign to establish rules and orders

Government under the article

The articles made weak alliance. Congress lacked courts, leadership, tax powered, trade control, and strong authority. To be a approved law nine out of 13 states agreed but usually 10 representatives present at a time.

Congress could

Declare war or peace, make treaties, handle ambassadors, enter into Treaty, request troops and appoint senior officers

Need for stronger government

Boundary lines and traffic, war debt, unpaid soldiers, and depression

Shay rebellion

A former captain in war and led a ban of 1020 man causing many people killed

Beginning of the constitutional convention

George Washington chosen as president 55 delegates attended but 74 were invited. the meetings were close to public.

Some key agreements

They agreed to abandon the articles of Confederation and create a new system because the articles were two week and agreed the government power should be limited and divided within national government.

Virginia plan

propose a stronger national legislator with two chambers, executive chosen by legislator and an appointment in national judiciary giving larger states more power.

New Jersey’s plan

Peterson wanted to keep unicameral a of c and favor smaller states

Virginia and New Jersey’s plan similarity

They both plan to change a of c, Congress could trade taxes and collect and three government branches

The Connecticut compromise

State representatives based on popularity and sent to members per state

The 3/5 compromises

Southern states wine to count slavery northern states didn’t then southern states didn’t want to count slaves for taxes so one slave equal 3/5 of a person and they couldn’t ban slavery due to slave trade compromise.

Ratification

Signed and put into a law to finally agree

6 articles

Legislative branch, executive branch, judicial branch, federalism, amendment process, supermacy

Elastic clause

Gives Congress the right to make all laws and to carry out other clause

Executive branch

Constitution grants the president broad but vague power like a wild card

Proposing amendments

2/3 of the house (287) senate (66) must approve, 3/4 of the state legislators need to ratify (38)

Supreme clause

Established the constitution as supreme law of land, article 6

Amendment 4 through 8

Protect the rights of people of accuses of crime and limit government power in the legal system.

Amendment 13 through amendment 16

Expanded rights and changed the roles of federal government after the civil war

Amendment 18

Band alcohol

Amendment 21

Re-unband alcohol

Amendment 19

Women’s rights

Amendment 26

Voting age lower to 18